When Does “Life After Normal” Become the “New Normal”?
Where does life after normal end, and a new normal begin? What (or whose) normal am I now living after? Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Tragedy
When Life Changes in an Instant
Yesterday morning as I dealt with the excitement of filing my taxes, client conference calls and other typical work responsibilities, I was texting back and forth with an old friend Continue Reading →
Grief: The Owner’s Manual
Nearly two years after my brother’s suicide, I fully realize that the shock and pain of his death will likely never go away. As its one year anniversary came and Continue Reading →
Amen.
Last evening, I completed a blog post that I planned to publish this morning. However, in light of the late night breaking news that Osama Bin Laden was killed, it Continue Reading →
A Letter to My Brother on Day 365
I took a mini-road trip on Saturday. It wasn’t quite as long as the time the two of us drove more than 2,500 miles from Portland, OR to our parents’ Continue Reading →
Support Suicide Prevention
My personal reflection on suicide in light of Spirit Day. Continue Reading →
Helping Others in Need
I came across an interesting essay in yesterday’s New York Times, “Coping with Crises Close to Someone Else’s Heart” by Harriett Brown. Brown’s piece describes the often puzzling changes that Continue Reading →
Pain: Seeking Owner
I would imagine that anyone who has suffered a tragedy at some point – in my case, the suicide of my brother nine months ago – hears comments to this Continue Reading →